English-Thai Dictionary

possibly

ADV อาจจะ  บางที  โดยบังเอิญ  อาจ เป็นไปได้  perhaps by chance maybe ard-ja

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POSSIBLY

adv. By any power, moral or physical, really existing. Learn all that can possibly be known. Can we possibly his love desert?
1. Perhaps; without absurdity.
Arbitrary power tends to make a man a bad sovereign, who might possibly have been a good one, had he been invested with authority circumscribed by laws.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POSSIBLY

POSSIBLY Pos "si *bly, adv.

 

Defn: In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may recover. Can we. .. possibly his love desert Milton. When possibly I can, I will return. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

possibly

pos si bly |ˈpäsəblē ˈpɑsəbli | ▶adverb 1 [ sentence adverb ] perhaps (used to indicate doubt or hesitancy ): he found himself alone, possibly the only surviving officer. • [ with modal ] used in polite requests: could you possibly pour me another cup of coffee? 2 [ usu. with modal ] in accordance with what is likely or achievable, in particular: • used to emphasize that something is difficult, surprising, or bewildering: what can you possibly mean? • used to emphasize that someone has or will put all their effort into something: be as noisy as you possibly can.

 

Oxford Dictionary

possibly

pos |sibly |ˈpɒsɪbli | ▶adverb 1 [ sentence adverb ] perhaps (used to indicate doubt or hesitancy ): he found himself alone, possibly the only survivor. • [ with modal ] used in polite requests: could you possibly pour me another cup of tea? 2 [ usu. with modal ] in accordance with what is likely or achievable, in particular: • used to emphasize that one feels that something is surprising, or bewildering: what can you possibly mean? • used to emphasize that someone has or will put all their effort into something: be as noisy as you possibly can.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

possibly

possibly adverb 1 possibly he took the boy with him: perhaps, maybe, it is possible, for all one knows, very likely; literary peradventure, perchance, mayhap. 2 you can't possibly refuse: conceivably, under any circumstances, by any means. 3 could you possibly help me? please, kindly, be so good as to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

possibly

possibly adverb 1 possibly he took the boy with him: perhaps, maybe, it may /could be, it is possible, it is conceivable, for all one knows, feasibly, very likely; hopefully, God willing; N. English happen; literary peradventure, perchance, mayhap, haply; rare percase. 2 you can't possibly refuse: conceivably, under any circumstances, by any means, at all, in any way. 3 could you possibly spare me a few moments? please, kindly, be so good as to; by any chance, if possible.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

possibly

pos si bly /pɑ́səbli |pɔ́s -/→possible 副詞 more ～; most ～1 〖文修飾 〗ことによると , (確信はないが )もしかすると (!(1 )可能性の度合いについては →perhaps 語法 (3 ). (2 )譲歩や主張を述べるのに用いられる; →may 読解のポイント ) ▸ Possibly we'll have rain this week .もしかしたら今週は雨になるかもしれない ▸ The reply may come soon, possibly in a few days .返事は近々, ひょっとしたら2, 3日で来るかもしれない ▸ Quite [Very ] possibly .十分可能性がある コミュニケーション A: Will he come to the party? 彼, パーティに来るかな?B: Possibly . ひょっとしたらね .2 ｟主に話 ｠〖can, couldを伴った疑問文 否定文で 〗とても [どうしても ](…できない […のはずはない ]); いったいどうして (…できるのか […であり得るのか ])▸ You can't possibly win .勝てるはずないよ ▸ How could I possibly say no? どうして僕がいやと言えるだろうか (!「言えるはずない 」という困惑や驚きの気持ちを表す ) .3 ｟話 ｠〖can, couldを伴った疑問文で 〗何とか , ひょっとして (!控えめな依頼を表す ) ▸ Could you possibly speak more slowly? できればもう少しゆっくり話していただけないでしょうか (!Could you speak …?よりさらに丁寧な表現 ) .4 〖can, couldを伴って 〗何とかして , できる限り ▸ Try and get as much experience as you possibly can .できる限り多くの経験を積みなさい .